Trust Development Plan 2018-20

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WILLOW TREE ACADEMY TRUST DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2018-­‐2020 ‘TOGETHER ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE’ INTRODUCTION Willow Tree Academy was born out of the desire to ensure that all Rotherham’s children have the same entitlement to the profound primary educational experience they deserve. It is our aim that all our schools will be outstanding, vibrant centres of learning Our founding school, Herringthorpe Junior School was judged ‘outstanding’ in July 2014, became a National Support School in 2015 and a Teaching School in 2017, whilst also being endorsed as a sponsor by the DfE in the same year. The school is an inclusive, rich and diverse multi-­‐cultural learning community, having 39% BME children who speak eleven different languages. It is a centre of excellence for the Arts, Sport, Enterprise, STEM and ICT. Achievement of pupils is outstanding; this means that the school and its staff are in a strong position to support other schools in challenging circumstances. From 2011 the school engaged in school-­‐on-­‐school support and in 2013 was asked to support Greasbrough Primary School; the school moved rapidly from Special Measures in November 2012, to be a good school with outstanding leadership and behaviour and safety in June 2014. The EYFS provision, having been inadequate for the previous two inspections was also judged outstanding. This was achieved in such a short time through the LA brokering of the leadership of the Executive Head Teacher and the support of Herringthorpe Junior School, together with key appointments of outstanding leaders. Through working within the collaboration the school continues to thrive and has moved rapidly to provide an outstanding provision, being graded the fifth school nationally for Closing the Gap with Disadvantaged children in 2015; this achievement has been sustained. In 2016 Willow Tree Academy was formed to strengthen and sustain the partnership between the two schools.

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